A Different View: A New Take On Our Regional Parks
Asking specifically for creative, unusual and different responses to the landscape – in other words, anything but the norm – the East Bay Regional Park District teamed up with the Bankhead Theater in Livermore to begin a traveling exhibition of art works based on any of the East Bay Regional Parks. Called “A Different View: A New Take on our Regional Parks”, the exhibition will act as the starting point for a host of 75th Anniversary activities for EBRPD and select works from the exhibit will travel to other East Bay exhibition sites as the celebration continues throughout 2009, sites to be announced.
“A Different View” will run at the Bankhead Theater, 2400 First Street, Livermore, CA from September 17, 2008 through October 30, 2008, during the theater’s busiest time of the year as well as exposing the works to art lovers that crowd the streets during ArtWalk 2008.
Proceeds from the exhibition will help support the Bothwell Arts Center, a multi-arts facility that provides affordable space to over 30 artists and arts groups. The Bankhead Theater and the Bothwell are projects of the Livermore Valley Performing Arts Center, committed to community enrichment.
The East Bay Regional Park District operates 65 well-loved parks within the greater East Bay, covering over 98,000 acres and more than 1,150 miles of trails, helping to ensure preservation of the natural beauty of the Bay Area, wildlife habitat, along with rare and endangered species.
Bothwell Arts Center Quick Facts:
Overview:
The Bothwell Arts Center is the third component of the Performing Arts Center commitment to serving the entire Tri-Valley community. Through a generous arrangement with the Livermore Area Recreation and Park District, LVPAC is turning the Bothwell Center into a home and arts incubator for the visual and performing arts. With space for artist studios, rehearsal rooms, classrooms and several small performance venues, the Center is serving as a much needed support facility for the creation of arts and cultural programs that enrich the lives of adults and children. The Center also provides meeting space for area residents interested in arts and cultural activities.
Location:
2446 8th Street in Livermore, formerly the Bothwell Senior Center of the Livermore Area Recreation and Park District
Size:
Two performance venues, artists' studios, classroom, rehearsal, workshop, gallery and meeting spaces.
Opened:
September 2006
Annual Operating Budget:
$100,000
Jobs Created:
1 full-time, 1 part-time
Contact Information:
For rental and class information, contact Linda Ryan, Manager Bothwell Arts Center, at lryan@livermoreperformingarts.org or call 925-447-ARTS.
